I WONDER if I will ever finish the laundry

 I WONDER if I will ever finish the laundry.

I have been going through old pictures and labeling them. I found this one I took in 2006.
I think at the time I was doing 20 loads of laundry a week.

I remember going visiting teaching with my mom, as her companion, when I was 12 years old. We went to visit a sister down the street. Sister Jenkins had 7 children, I also grew up in a family of 7 children. Mom and Sister Jenkins were having a grand time visiting and catching up before they got into the lesson. Sister Jenkins started to chuckle and asked if she could share a nightmare she had had the night before. Of course we were curious to hear about a nightmare that causes chuckles.
She then related to us that in her nightmare, the pile of dirty laundry that usually remained down in the basement, was slowly growing and finding its’ way up the stairs.  She dreamt that it had grown and crept into her bedroom, and strangled her in her sleep. Mom and Sister Jenkins were both laughing hysterically. As I 12 year old, I did not see what was so funny, or frightening.  (Moms are so weird.)
Fast forward 25 years and 7 children later, and I understand the fear and humor that comes with laundry.
I used to fantasize that someday I would finish the laundry, all of it would finally be done. I have since learned that laundry, like many household chores will never be done.  You may have worked all day to wash and dry everything in the house, but the minute you put your pajamas on and get into bed, there are 9 more dirty outfits waiting to be washed the next day.
I think Heavenly Father uses the simple everyday parts of life, to teach us eternal principles.
Here are some quotes from General Conference that illustrate my point:

"Most often gaining a testimony is not a task of a minute, an hour, or a day. It is not once and done. The process of gathering spiritual light is the quest of a lifetime." Dieter F Uchtdorf

“Fathers [and Mothers], yours is an eternal calling from which you are never released. Callings in the Church, as important as they are, by their very nature are only for a period of time, and then an appropriate release takes place. But a father’s [and mother’s] calling is eternal, and its importance transcends time. It is a calling for both time and eternity.” Ezra Taft Benson

“We need revelation from God. And we will need not just one revelation in a time of stress, but we need a constantly renewed stream. We need not just one flash of light and comfort, but we need the continuing blessing of communication with God.” President Henry B Eyring

Instead of feeling discouraged by the jobs that never get done, I am going to look for the eternal lessons that can bless my life.